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until 19 July 2026
|
Make a Scene: Fashioning Queer Identity and Club Culture in the 90’s
Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Brisbane
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More info…
|
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until 5 October 2026
|
Stories You Wear: Magpie Goose
Museum of Brisbane, 3rd floor, City Hall
|
More info…
|
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11 July 2026
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Australian Wearable Art Festival (AWAF)
Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort, Sunshine Coast
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More info…
|
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until 10 May 2026
|
When Dilly Bags catch the Light,
Brisbane Quarter, Podium 1, Atrium, 300 George St. Brisbane
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More info…
|
|
until 11 October 2026
|
Two Islands, One Threads Textiles of Lombok and Bali
Art Gallery South Australia
|
More info…
|
|
until 21 March 2027
|
Dressed up: Fashion and Photography1850-1920
Art Gallery South Australia
|
More info…
|
from 10 October 2026
|
Paper On Skin 2026
Devonport Art Gallery
|
More info…
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until 30 August 2026
closed Mondays
|
The Offbeat Sari
Bunjil Place, Narre Warren
Contemporary Indian fashion
|
More info…
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until 12 July 2026
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OFFSITE | Interwoven: Fibre Art and Fashion
National Wool Museum, Geelong
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More info…
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Australian Museums and Galleries
|
Tuesday to Sunday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
|
Belconnen Arts Centre
118 Emu Bank, Belconnen
|
Website
|
|
Saturday to Sunday
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
|
Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles
75 Church Street, Maitland
|
Website
|
|
Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 4:00pm
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
Closed Public Holidays
|
Gallery 76
Dedicated Textile and Fibre Art Gallery, Queen St. Concord West, Sydney
|
Website
|
|
Wednesday to Sunday
10:30 am to 4:30 pm
|
QTOPIA
Darlinghurst, Sydney
LGBTQIA community
Costumes by Michael Gates and Tim Chappell
|
Website
|
|
Wednesday to Saturday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 am to 2:00 pm
|
Timeless Textiles Gallery
Hunter Street, Newcastle
|
Website
|
|
open 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
except Christmas day
|
Jervis Bay Maritime Museum & Gallery
11 Dent St, Huskisson
|
Website
|
|
Tuesday to Saturday
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
|
Australian Design Centre
101 – 115 William Street, Darlinghurst
|
Website
|
|
Wednesday to Thursday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Friday
10:00 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday
8:00 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
|
Liverpool Powerhouse
Casula
|
Website
|
|
Sundays
9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Or by appointment (except Tuesdays)
|
Templin Museum - Madam Weigel, House of Fashion
Templin
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
|
Museum of Brisbane
3rd floor, City Hall
|
Website
|
|
Wednesday to Sunday
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
|
Fabrik Arts + Heritage
Old Woollen Mill, 1 Adelaide, Lobethal Road, Lobethal
|
Website
|
|
Tuesday to Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Closed public holidays
|
Pepper Street Gallery
558 Magill Road, Magill
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
except Christmas Day
1st Friday of every month
open until 9:00 pm
|
Art Gallery Of South Australia
North Terrace, Adelaide
|
Website
|
|
Monday to Friday
11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed Christmas day
|
Signal Point Gallery
5 Laura Ln, Goolwa
|
Website
|
|
Monday to Friday
9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
|
Devonport Art Gallery
|
Website
|
|
Thursday to Saturday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
|
Australian Tapestry Workshop
Park Street, South Melbourne
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
|
Bendigo Art Gallery
View Street, Bendigo - currently closed for redevelopment
|
Website
|
|
Tuesday to Friday
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed public holidays
|
Craft Victoria
Watson Place, Collin Street, Melbourne
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
|
Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE)
7723 Golburn Valley Hwy, Kialla
Has a costume collection covering the history of Australian everyday fashion from 1770s to 2000
|
Website
|
|
Museums Victoria
...a website for Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks, Immigration Museum and Royal Exhibition Building
Online shopping
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
|
National Gallery of Victoria
Melbourne
|
Website
|
|
Monday to Friday
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Saturday to Sunday
10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Closed public holidays
|
The Embroiderers’ Guild Victoria
Victoria Embroidery House
Wattletree Road, Malvern
|
Website
|
|
Monday to Friday
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Saturday to Sunday
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
|
Warrnambool Art Gallery
Liebig Street, Warnambool
|
Website
|
|
Daily
10:00 am to 5:00 pm
|
Wool Museum
Geelong
The story of wool, fibre and textiles, Has a range of contemporary exhibitions.
|
Website
|
International Exhibitions
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Fashion from the MoMu Collection
MoMu Fashion Museum,
Antwerp
|
More info…
|
|
until 31 January 2027
|
Memory is Home
Hasselt’s Fashion
Museum, Gasthuisstraat 11, 3500 Hasselt
Fashion, memory and collection
|
More info…
|
|
12 June 2026 to 10 January 2027
|
Simplicities
Fashion & Lace
Museum, Brussels
|
More info…
|
|
until 7 June 2026
|
Embroidery Palestine
MoMu Fashion Museum,
Antwerp
|
More info…
|
|
until 17 January 2027
|
The Antwerp Six
MoMu Fashion Museum,
Antwerp.
|
More info…
|
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14 October 2026 to 18 April 2027
|
Sovereign Stitches + Wild Weaves
McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal
|
More info…
|
|
until 26 August 2026
|
Taking Shape: Recent Acquisitions
Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Material World on the Mississippi
Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almont, Ontario
Wool Hall Gallery, 2nd Floor
|
More info…
|
|
until 1 September 2026
|
Made by Many: 50 years of the Textile Museum of Canada
Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
until 3 January 2027
|
Always in Fashion
Highlights of indigenous designers
Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
until 20 September 2026
|
Rough & Ready: A History of the Cowboy Boot
Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
opens 7 May 2026
|
Unearthing Vindolanda: Footwear from the Edge of the Roman Empire
Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
until 7 September 2026
|
Celine in Dior: A Dazzling Moment
The dress she wore in Paris
McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal
|
More info…
|
|
13 November 2026 to 18 April 2027
|
Sovereign Stitches & Wild Weaves
McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Powerful
Patterns
Design Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen
|
More info…
|
|
until 27 September 2026
|
Nikoline
Liv Andersen, The Eternal Smile
Textile and clothing artist
Design Museum, Copenhagen
|
More info…
|
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Permanent exhibition
|
A Journey in Time – 2000 years of
craft
Craft Museum of
Finland, Jyvaskyla
|
More
info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Dressed with Pride
Craft Museum of
Finland, Jyvaskyla
The history and modernity of Finnish national dress
|
More
info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
The City of Colourful Cloth
Forssa Museum, Forssa
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
The Pattern Centre
Forssa Museum, Forssa
|
More info…
|
|
until 24 May 2026
|
Tarmo
Tjhorstrom
Craft Museum of Finland, Lobby Gallery
Lace reinterpreted
|
More info…
|
|
until 6 September 2026
|
Juha
Vehmaanperä: Craft Punk
Design Museum, Helsinki
|
More info…
|
|
12 September to 5 December 2026
|
HUOPA:-
Hundred Years of Finnish Craftmanship
Craft Museum of Finland
100 years of Lahtisel felt heritage
|
More info…
|
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until 23 August 2026
|
Married 2.0, Oliver Petigny has Carte
Blanche
Musee Dentelles
Broderies, Caudry
|
More
info…
|
|
until 18 October 2026
|
Weaving, Embroidery, Embellishing: The
Crafts and Threads of Fashion
Palais Galliera,
Paris
|
More info…
|
|
13 June 2026 to 3 January 2027
|
Maunzio
Galante & Tal Lancman: Haute Couture Design Art
Cite Dentelle Mode
|
More info…
|
|
until 26 July 2026
|
What A Mess!
Musee de L’Impression sur Etoffes, Mulhouse
|
More info…
|
|
until 5 July 2026
|
A Day in the Eighteenth Century
Chronicle of a Parisian Townhouse
The Museum of
Decorative Arts Paris
Clothing, fashion accessories, wallpaper, furniture, ceramics etc
|
More info…
|
|
until 12 July 2026
|
The Fashion of the 18th
Century: A Fantasized Heritage
Palais Galleria, Paris
|
More info…
|
|
until 13 September 2026
|
Paint! Pattern! Print! The Textiles of
Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell
Fashion Textile
Museum
|
More info…
|
|
until 1 November 2026
|
Fashion in all its Splendor, Haute
Couture & Tradition at the Court of Thailand
Musee des Arts Decoratifs,
Paris
|
More info…
|
|
until 1 November 2026
|
Celebrity hats Designed by Jean
Barthet
Atelier-Musee Du
Chapeau, Chazelles-sur-Lyon
|
More info…
|
|
30 September 2026 to 4 April 2027
|
Look, 40 years of Fashion at the
Museum
Musee des Arts Decoratifs,
Paris
|
More info…
|
|
2 October 2026 to 11 April 2027
|
Ossie Clark / Celia Birtwell
Fashion Textile
Museum
|
More info…
|
|
2 October 2026 to 2 May 2027
|
Rafael Pavarotti photographer
Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent
|
Know How by a Tulliste
How lace is made
Musee Dentelles Broideries, Caudry
|
More info…
|
|
until August 2026
|
Married 2.0, Olivier Petigny has Carte
Blanche
Musee Dentelles
Broideries, Caudry
|
More info…
|
|
until 18 October 2026
|
Weaving, Embroidery, Sublimating
Fashion Know – How
Palais Galleria, Paris
|
More info…
|
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Permanent exhibition
|
A Space for Applied Arts, Fashion and
Design
Museum of Decorative
Arts, Berlin
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Man-Machine-Pattern-Fashion
Textile and Industry
Museum (TIM), Augsburg
|
More
info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Electoral Wardrobe
Dresden State Art
Museum, Dresden
|
More
info…
|
|
Permanent Exhibition
|
A Space for Applied Arts, Fashion and
Design
Museum of Decorative Arts, Berlin
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Handmade: Cloth Production in Early
Times and the Early Middle Ages
Tuch+Technik Textile
Museum, Neumuenster
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Secrets Beneath Sumptous Clothing
Fashion Museum,
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
The Perfect Accessory
Fashion Museum,
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Designer Fashion: from Frilly Dresses
to Mini Skirts
Fashion Museum,
Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
|
From
Fibre to Fashion – the tour through the TIM
Textile and Industry
Museum, Augsburg
Booked tour for either patterns, fashion or industrialisation
|
More
info…
|
|
until 7 June 2026
|
Fashion from Paris: A Donation of
Erika Hoffmann
Museum of Decorative
Arts, Berlin
|
More info…
|
|
until 19 July 2026
|
Icons of Fashion, Photographs by
Regina Relang
Kurpfalzisches
Museum, Heidelberg
|
More info…
|
|
until 26 July 2026
|
Layers and Narratives, Anniversary
Exhibition of the Quilt Art Group, Max Berk Textile Collection
Kurpfalzisches
Museum, Heidelberg
|
More info…z
|
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|
Permanent exhibition
|
Welcome to the Spinning Factory!
Centre for Heritage,
Arts & Textile (CHAT)
A brief history of Hong Kong’s textile industry, vintage cotton products,
archival documents and objects.
Create your own cotton label
|
More info…
|
|
|
A History of China in Silk: The Chris
Hall Collection
Hong Kong Palace
Museum, Gallery 6
|
More info…
|
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|
Permanent exhibition
|
Indian Textile Gallery
National Crafts Museum, Dehli
Take an online 3D tour
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent exhibition
|
Textile Gallery
Indian Museum, Kolkata
|
More info…
|
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|
Permanent exhibition
|
The Way We Wore
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin
Clothing and jewellery from 1760 1o 1960
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
Free admission
|
Ib Jorgensen, A Fashion Retrospective
National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin
|
More info…
|
|
until 2026
|
GAA: People, Objects & Stones
Decorative Arts and History
National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
|
More info…
|
|
until 13 September 2026
|
Ashes to Fashion
Ulster Museum, Ulster
|
More info…
|
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|
until 8 November 2026
|
Le Tarbouche: When an accessory becomes a symbol
Centro Studi di Storia del Tessuto a del Costume, Venice
|
More info…
|
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|
Permanent exhibition
|
History of Silk
Yokahama Silk Museum
|
More info…
|
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until January 2027
|
Setting the Table Sustainably
Textile Museum, Tilbury
|
More info…
|
|
31 October 2026 to 7 March 2027
|
Hella Jongerius- Smart Hands
The Netherlands Textile Museum, Tilbury
Exhibition dedicated to the textile oeuvre of Hella Jongerius, 1963 and her design process.
|
More info…
|
|
17 September to 4 October 2026
|
World Of Wearable Art (WOW)
TSB Arena, Wellington
|
More info…
|
|
until 15 November 2026
|
Threads of Time: Travel Trade and Textiles
Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland East
|
More info…
|
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An online collaboration of 180 museums and fashion institutions
|
We Wear Culture
The stories behind what we wear
Explore over 400 stories by curators from leading institutions around the world.
|
More info…
|
|
Online virtual reality tours
|
Simone Handbag Museum
The world's first museum dedicated to handbags. The museum in Korea closed in 2021 and digitised the spaces of the museum to keep them alive in online tours
|
More info…
|
|
YouTube
|
At Palazzo Pitti
The 20th century showcased in 40 dreamlike dresses: the new arrangement of the Museum of Costume and Fashion
|
Watch
|
|
Born of the Indian Ocean
Textile arts from Madagascar
The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto
|
More info…
|
|
The Virtual Shoe Museum
Presents shoes in art and design and its designers in a new and fresh environment, focused on exploration, surprise and awe
|
More info…
|
|
Long-term exhibition
|
What are Things For? Pieces from the MUDE Collection 1900-2020
MUDE, 3rd Floor, Lisbon
|
More info…
|
|
until 30 August 2026
|
Peacock Power: beauty and Symbolism Across Culture
Peranakan Museum, Singapore
|
More info…
|
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permanent
|
Dressing the Body : Silhouettes and Fashion (1550-21015)
Design Museum, Barcelona
|
More info…
|
|
until 10 January 2027
|
Cristobel Balenciaga: Technique, Material and Form
Museo Cristobal Balenciaga, Getaria
|
More info…
|
|
permanent
|
War and Peace 1500-1800’s
The Army Museum, Stockholm
|
More info…
|
|
permanent
|
Weapons & Coats
The Army Museum, Stockholm
|
More info…
|
|
permanent exhibition
|
ReStart Mode
Textile Museum, Boras
|
More info…
|
|
permanent
|
Clothes and Couture
Textile Museum, Boras
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
|
British Ever So Nordic (British Influences in Nordic Fashion
Nordic Museum, Stockholm
|
More info…
|
|
permanent
|
Dressed in Dalarna
Dalarna Museum, Falun
|
More info…
|
|
permanent
|
Design Stories
Rohsska Museum, Gothenburg
|
More info…
|
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|
Permanent
exhibition
|
Flax
to Fibre
Irish Linen Centre, Lisburn, Northern Ireland
|
More info…
|
|
Permanent
exhibition
|
David
Bowie Centre
Victoria and Albert, East Storehouse, London
Costumes, music and sketches
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
|
Local
Costumes, from the Victorian era
Country Life Museum,
Dalgarven Mill, Kilwinning, Scotland
|
More info…
|
|
0pens 5 June
2026
|
Design
and Disability
V & A Dundee, Scotland
|
More
info…
|
|
until 13
September 2026
|
Paint!
Pattern! Paint! The Textiles of Susan Collier and Sarah
Campbell
Fashion & Textile Museum, 89 Bermondsey St., London
|
More
info…
|
|
until 6
September 2026
|
Holly
Graham: The Warp/ The Weft/ The Wake
Manchester Art Gallery
|
More info…
|
|
until 18 October 2026
|
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style
The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace,
London
|
More
info…
|
|
until June
2026
|
Laura
Ashley: From Kitchen to Catwalk
Blanford Fashion Museum, Lime Tree House,
Blandford Forum
|
More
info…
|
|
until 26
November 2026
|
Power
Dressing
Blanford Fashion Museum, Lime Tree House,
Blandford Forum
|
More
info…
|
|
until 26
November 2026
|
The
Textile Collection of Elisabeth Frink
Blanford Fashion Museum, Lime Tree House,
Blandford Forum
|
More
info…
|
|
until
December 2026
|
Embroidery
Gallery: Sew Dainty
The Art of tiny Stitches
Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury
|
More
info…
|
|
until 1
December 2026
|
Schiaparelli:
Fashion Becomes Art
Victoria and Albert
Museum, South Kensington
Over 200 stunning pieces on display – from garments and jewellery to
archive material, sculptures, and more
|
More info…
|
|
until 17 January 2027
|
Catwalk:
The Art of the Fashion Show
V & A Dundee, Scotland
|
More
info…
|
|
26 September
2026 to July 2027
|
Bayeux
Tapestry
The British Museum, London, room 30, the
Sainsbury Exhibition Gallery
|
More info…
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ongoing
|
Textile 101 Gallery, interactive
George Washington University Museum and Textile Museum, Washington, DC
Try your hand at weaving
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
|
Wedding Attire: Three Cultures, One Celebration
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
|
More info…
|
|
ongoing
|
Worth & Mainbocher, Demystifying the Haute Couture
Museum of the City of New York
|
More info…
|
|
until 6 June 2026
|
That’s so McTavish: The Art of Machine Quilting, International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
|
More info…
|
|
until 11 June 2026
|
Remnant: Works of Cora Nimtz
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
|
More info…
|
|
until 13 June 2026
|
Patchwork Quilts and garment Across Cultures
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
|
More info…
|
|
until 20 June 2026
|
Adorning The Horse: Equestrian Textiles for Power and Prestige
The Textile Museum, George Washington University, Washington, DC
|
More info…
|
|
until 28 June 2026
|
The Flower, The Labour and the Sea
RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Historical and contemporary textiles
|
More info…
|
|
until 28 June 2026
|
Leroy Neiman: A Keen Observer of Style
Kent State University, OH
|
More info…
|
|
until 30 June 2028
|
Fashion Timeline
Kent State University Museum, OH
|
More info…
|
|
until 20 July 2026
|
Boro: The Hidden and The Visible in Japanese Mended Textiles
International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
|
More info…
|
|
until 2 July 2026
|
Illusive Objects
Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota, MN
Apparel, jewellery, ceramics, furniture & textiles
|
More info…
|
|
until 26 July 2026
|
Appearances Deceive: Embroideries by Policarpio Valencia
Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
|
More info…
|
|
18 July to 23 August 2026
|
Sparkle: The Style and Jewellery of Aileen Mehle Exhibition
Kent State University Museum, OH
|
More info…
|
|
until 16 October 2026
|
Fashion & Feather: A Collaboration between Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Kent State University Museum, OH
|
More info…
|
|
until 25 October 2026
|
Varied and Alive: new and Rarely Seen Treasures
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
|
More info…
|
|
until 25 October 2026
|
On Point: Needlework from the Garthwaite Family Collection, Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT
|
More info…
|
|
5 June to 19 December 2026
|
Material nation: 250 years of Americal Quilting, International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, NE
|
More info…
|
|
15 August to 19 December 2026
|
Weaving an Empire: Textiles of the Inka World
The Textile Museum, George Washington University, Washington, DC
|
More info…
|
|
until 6 December 2026
|
Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses
Brooklyn Museum, New York
|
More info…
|
|
until 11 October 2026
|
Keeping Alive the Remembrance: America’s Founding, 1776-1876
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT
|
More info…
|
|
until 7 January 2027
|
Truths be Told: Artists Activate Traditions
Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM
|
More info…
|
|
26 June to 18 April 2027
|
Quilts and Coverlets: Art for the American Home, Kent State University Museum, OH
|
More info…
|
|
until 1 December 2030
|
Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Paper, costumes and textiles, paintings etc.
RISD Museum, Providence RI
|
More info…
|
|
until to 10 January 2027
|
Costume Art
Gallery 099, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
|
More info…
|
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Butan
Canada
- Bata Shoe Museum, Toronto, Ontario - Footwear and consumerism in the 1980s
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McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal, Quebec
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Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, Almonte, Ontario
- Textile Museum of Canada, Toronto, Ontario
- The Costume Museum of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba
- The Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario
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Chile
China
Columbia
- Museum of Costumes (Museo de Trajes), Bogota – Costume museum with colonial, ethnic & indigenous outfits, along with clothes-making tools
Czech Repbulic
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Denmark
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Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
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France
- Atelier-Musee du Chapeau (Hat Workshop-Museum), Chazelles-sur-Lyon
- Cite Dentelle Mode (Museum for Lace and Fashion), Calais
- Foundation Louis Vuitton Museum, Paris
- La Galerie Dior, Paris
- La Musee des Arts et Metiers (Museum of Arts and Crafts), Paris
- Librairie de la Mode (The Fashion Bookstore), Paris
- Musee Christian Dior, Granville
- Musee D'Art et D'Industrie (Museum of Art and Industry), Saint Etienne
- Musee de l'Impression sur Ettofes (Museum of Printed Textiles), Mulhouse
- Musee del Mode et du Textile (Fashion and Textile Museum) - development of historical and contemporary fashion from the 18th century
- Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Museum of Decorative Arts), Paris
- Musee des Dentelles et des Broderies (Lace and Embroidery Museum), Caudry
- Musee des Tissues et des Arts Decoratifs (Museum of Fabric and Decorative Arts), Lyon - currently closed for renovations
- Musee Pierre Cardin, Paris
- Musee Yves Saint Laurent (also called Foundation Pierre Berge - Yves Saint Laurent), Paris exhibition area closed until Autumn 2027
- Palais Galliera, Paris - 18th C dress dept., 19th C costume dept., fashion from the first half of the 20th C, haute couture, contemporary, accessories
- Soiere Vivante (Living Silk), Lyon - 2 weaving workshops
- The Museum of Lace and Fashion (Cité de la Dentelle), Calais - temporary and permanent exhibitions,
- Wesserling Textile Museum, (Parc de Wesserling), Chateau de Wesserling, Husseren-Wesser
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Georgia
Germany
- Augsburg Textile and Industry Museum, Augsburg
- Bavarian National Museum (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum), Munich
- Black Forest Costume Museum, Haslach im Kinzigtal
- Dresden State Art Museum (Staaliche Kunstsammlungen), Dresden
- Fashion Museum, Festin buiding at Ludwigsburg Residential Palace
- German Historical Museum (Deutsches Historisches Museum), Berlin
- German Leather Museum (Deutsches Ledermuseum), Offenbach
- German National Museum, Nuremburg
- German Shoe Museum, Hauenstein – has online viewing
- German Textile Museum (Deutsches Textilmuseum), Krefeld
- Kurpfälzisches Museum, Heidelberg
- Muencher State Museum (Muencher Stadtmuseum), Muenchen - has online collection and virtual tour
- Museum of Arts and Crafts (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe), Hamburg
- Museum of Decorative Arts (Kunstgewerbemuseum), Berlin – extensive range of costumes and accessories
- Musuem of Hamburg History (Museum fur Hamburgische Geshichte), Hamburg
- Schloss Museum Jever (Jever Castle Museum), historical folk costume
- Textile Museum (Textilmuseum), Mindelheim
- Tuch+Technik Textile Museum, Newmunster
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Greece
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Guatemala
Honk Kong
India
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Indonesia
Ireland, Republic of
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Italy
- Boncompagni Ludovisi Museum, Rome - decorative arts, costume and fashion
- Centro Studi di Storia del Tessuto a del Costume (Study Centre for the History of Textiles & Costume), Mocenigo Palace, Venice
- Cerratelli Foundation, San Giuliano, Tuscany – collection of theatre and film costumes; 30,000 outfits
- Davanzati Palace Museum, Florence
- Fortuny Museum, Venice
- Museo della Moda E Del Costume (Museum of Fashion and Costume), Pitti Palace, Florence
- Gucci Museum, Florence
- Lisio Silk Foundation, Florence – silk art, fabric weaving, able to observe weaving
- Museo dell’Arte Della Lana (Wool Museum), Tuscany
- Museo del Merletto, Burano (Venice) – lace museum
- Museo Della Moda Napoli (Textile and Fashion Museum), Naples
- Museo della Seta di Como – the silk-making process from silkworms to heritage looms and clothing samples
- Museo del Tessuto (The Textile Museum), Prato – historical and contemporary textiles production
- Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan
- Museo Rossimoda della Calzatura, Venice – footwear museum, online catalogue, tours available
- Museo Salvadore Ferragamo, Florence – shoe museum
- Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como
- Roberto Capucci Foundation Museum, Villa Bardini in Costa San Giorgioz – rotating exhibition of haute couture, illustrations and photographs
- Tessitura Luigi Bevilacqua, Santa Croce (Venice) – historic weaving workshop
- Valentino Garavani Museum – virtual museum
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Japan
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Latvia
Malaysia
Mexico
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Netherlands
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Portugal
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Romania
Serbia
Singapore
South Korea
South Africa
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Spain
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Sri Lanka
Sweden
- Almgren Silk Factory and Museum, Stockholm
- Dalarnas Museum, Falun - Swedish folk art, music and costume collection of regional textiles
- The Army Museum (Armemuseum), Stockholm - historical military dress
- The Cathedral Museum, Uppsala – medieval costume
- The Rohsska Museum, Gothenburg - garments from 1800s to today
- The Royal Armoury (Livrustkammaren), Stockholm - collection of garments from the 17th century
- The Nordic Museum (Nordiska Museet), Stockholm - showcases clothing products worn or produced in Sweden
- The Textile Museum of Sweden (Textilmuseet), Boras - textiles and fashion from 1870
- Zorn Old Farm and Textile Museum (Zorn Textilkammare), Mora
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Switzerland
Thailand Turkey
- Istanbul Carpet Museum, located in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
- Museum of World Costumes, Buyukcekmece – folk costumes from various countries
- Uluumay Osmanli Halk Kiyafetleri ve Takilari Muzesi, Bursa – private heritage museum exhibits of Ottoman folk costumes and jewellery
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United Kingdom
- Allhallows Museum of Lace and Local Antiquities, Honiton
- Barbican Centre, London – hosts fashion exhibitions
- Blanford Fashion Museum, Lime Tree House, Blandford Forum
- Borders Textile Towerhouse, Hawick, Scotland
- Bucks County Museum, Aylesbury, England – houses the Embroiderers’ Guild museum collection
- Coldharbour Mill, Uffculm, Devon – a working wool museum.
- Dalgarven Mills Museum, Kilwinning, Scotland – country life museum
- Fashion Museum, Bath – temporarily closed but has online exhibitions
- Fashion & Textile Museum, London – rotating exhibitions
- Folk & Costume Museum, Guernsey
- Framework Knitters Museum, Nottingham
- Gawthorpe Textiles Collection, Lancashire
- Glasgow Life Museums This is several museums – People’s Palace, St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection
- Hat Works Museum, Stockport
- Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lancashire
- Irish Linen Centre, Lisbum Museum, Northern Ireland
- London College of Fashion – has exhibitions and galleries
- Manchester Art Gallery, Gallery of English Costume
- Museum of Ayrshire Country Life and Costume, Dalgarven Mill, Kilwinning, Scotland
- Museum of London – textiles and design exhibitions (closed until 2026)
- Museum of Religious Life and Art, The Burrell Collection, Glasgow
- National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh
- National Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire, Wales
- Newtown Textile Museum, Newtown,Powys,Wales
- Northampton Museum and Art Gallery, Northampton
- Nottingham Industrial Museum, Nottinghamshire
- Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, London – oldest dress on display
- Pickford House, Derby, England – Georgian life and costume
- Queen Street Mill, Lancashire
- The British Museum, London
- The Design Museum, Kensington, London – industrial, graphic design, fashion and architecture
- Shetland Textile Museum, Lerwick (Shetland), Scotland, http://www.shetlandtextilemuseum.com
- Silk Museum, Macclesfield
- Somerset House, London
- Totnes Fashion and Textiles Museum, Bogan House, Totnes – contains Devonshire collection of period costumes from 18th to 21st C
- V&A Dundee, Scotland
- V&A East Museum, East Bank in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park , London – 2 free galleries called Why We Make
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- York Museum & Trust – view costume and textiles collection online
- Wardown House Museum and Gallery, Luton
- Whitechurch Silk Mill, Whitechurch
- Wisbech & Fenland Museum, Wisbech
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USA
- Allentown Art Museum
- American Textile History Museum
- Anna Wintour Costume Centre at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York,
- Black Fashion Museum Collection at the National Museum of African American History & Culture, Harlem, New York – Historical contributions of black designers and clothing makers
- Brooklyn Museum, New York
- Chicago History Museum – has a collection of costumes and textiles (view images)
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, Manhattan, New York
- de Young / Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museums, San Francisco, California – rotating fashion exhibitions
- Esse Purse Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas – women’s handbags and their contents
- Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), Los Angeles, California – early Hollywood costume collection
- Fashion Institute of Technology Museum (FIT), New York – rotating exhibitions of vintage garments apparel and shoes
- Goldstein Museum of Design, University of Minnesota
- Historic Costume Museum, University of Hawaii, Manoa
- Historic Clothing and Textile Museum, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA
- Indianapolis Museum of Art, Newfields
- International Quilt Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Kent State University Museum, Ohio – online catalogue
- Legion of Honor, San Francisco, California – rotating fashion exhibitions
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California
- Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), Providence, Rhode Island
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Museum of the City of New York
- New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, Massachusetts
- Plains Indian Museum Powwow, Cody, Wyoming
- Philadelphia Museum of Art
- RISD Museum (Rhode Island School of Design) Providence, RI
- San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, CA
- SCAD Fashion Gallery, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta
- Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
- Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington DC
- Texas Fashion Collection, University of North Texas, Denton – preservation and documentation of historically significant fashion
- Historic Costume & Textile Collection, Ohio State University, Columbus
- Textile and Clothing Museum, Iowa State University, Ames
- The Textile Museum, George Washington University, Washington DC
- The Ukrainian Museum, New York
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